Wool, Twine and All Things Fine

This weekend Portland had its biggest storm of the year (the year’s not done yet though). It was substantial enough that events were being cancelled left and right in anticipation of the rain and wind. Weather maps of the area…

You are probably thinking, why the @#$% are you fishing with a cycling jacket. Well, mostly because I can and also to illustrate what I like best about the De Haro – it’s a great multi-purpose jacket with cycling features….

I’m a big fan of wide-range doubles and smaller chain rings. When I first got into cycling, I never quite understood why double chainrings started in the 50t range. As a beginner cyclist, the 52t chainring is more aspirational than…

I’ve been enjoying the MeFOTO line of travel tripods. They’re small, relatively lightweight and have a big enough screw at the mounting plate that you can put a proper video head on them (I like the Manfrotto 701 for performance/price)….

There is nothing quite like a fine well-brewed cup of coffee before…during…and after a bicycle ride. Many of my close friends will attest for my near obsessive love of coffee. In our apartment, I have a little “coffee corner” which…

(Just a quick note. I’ve been getting emails and comments about why you would want to carry a gauge and thought I should momentarily address that. Wouldn’t it be something better for just home use? Set it and forget it?…

I love the iPad mini. It is a great size for bike touring and fits perfectly in a handlebar bag. On our current trip through California, I find myself pulling it out more often than my Mac Book Air. That…

Like any other rando-nerd, I drool over shiny Nitto and Velo-Orange mini front racks. Something about their elegant lines and shiny chrome finish sets my heart aflutter and my wallet a-empty. This review is not about those racks. In fact,…

I’m a pannier person. About 95% of the time I’m riding a bike and carrying stuff it’s going in a pannier. But, there are a few occasions when I could use a backpack, like walking to the local coffee shop…